/**
 */
package ram;

import org.eclipse.emf.common.util.EList;

/**
 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
 * A representation of the model object '<em><b>Interaction</b></em>'.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link ram.Interaction#getLifelines <em>Lifelines</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link ram.Interaction#getMessages <em>Messages</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link ram.Interaction#getProperties <em>Properties</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link ram.Interaction#getFormalGates <em>Formal Gates</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @see ram.RamPackage#getInteraction()
 * @model
 * @generated
 */
public interface Interaction extends FragmentContainer
{
  /**
   * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Lifelines</b></em>' containment reference list.
   * The list contents are of type {@link ram.Lifeline}.
   * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
   * <p>
   * If the meaning of the '<em>Lifelines</em>' containment reference list isn't clear,
   * there really should be more of a description here...
   * </p>
   * <!-- end-user-doc -->
   * @return the value of the '<em>Lifelines</em>' containment reference list.
   * @see ram.RamPackage#getInteraction_Lifelines()
   * @model containment="true" required="true" ordered="false"
   * @generated
   */
  EList<Lifeline> getLifelines();

  /**
   * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Messages</b></em>' containment reference list.
   * The list contents are of type {@link ram.Message}.
   * It is bidirectional and its opposite is '{@link ram.Message#getInteraction <em>Interaction</em>}'.
   * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
   * <p>
   * If the meaning of the '<em>Messages</em>' containment reference list isn't clear,
   * there really should be more of a description here...
   * </p>
   * <!-- end-user-doc -->
   * @return the value of the '<em>Messages</em>' containment reference list.
   * @see ram.RamPackage#getInteraction_Messages()
   * @see ram.Message#getInteraction
   * @model opposite="interaction" containment="true" required="true" ordered="false"
   * @generated
   */
  EList<Message> getMessages();

  /**
   * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Properties</b></em>' containment reference list.
   * The list contents are of type {@link ram.Reference}.
   * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
   * <p>
   * If the meaning of the '<em>Properties</em>' containment reference list isn't clear,
   * there really should be more of a description here...
   * </p>
   * <!-- end-user-doc -->
   * @return the value of the '<em>Properties</em>' containment reference list.
   * @see ram.RamPackage#getInteraction_Properties()
   * @model containment="true"
   * @generated
   */
  EList<Reference> getProperties();

  /**
   * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Formal Gates</b></em>' containment reference list.
   * The list contents are of type {@link ram.Gate}.
   * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
   * <p>
   * If the meaning of the '<em>Formal Gates</em>' containment reference list isn't clear,
   * there really should be more of a description here...
   * </p>
   * <!-- end-user-doc -->
   * @return the value of the '<em>Formal Gates</em>' containment reference list.
   * @see ram.RamPackage#getInteraction_FormalGates()
   * @model containment="true"
   * @generated
   */
  EList<Gate> getFormalGates();

} // Interaction
